. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN [Saturday, July 20, 1912. HOG CHOLERA TREATMENT. Cholera among hogs probably causes greater loss than any other disease. It makes its appearance so suddenly that the rancher is unable to check its spread. Hog cholera is caused by a specific organism and is easily transmitted through drinking water, food, and lit- ter. In about a week or ten days, or even less time, after healthy hogs have been exposed to the disease, they show the first symptoms. It usually attacks the intestines but may also implicate the lungs. The first symp- toms n
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN [Saturday, July 20, 1912. HOG CHOLERA TREATMENT. Cholera among hogs probably causes greater loss than any other disease. It makes its appearance so suddenly that the rancher is unable to check its spread. Hog cholera is caused by a specific organism and is easily transmitted through drinking water, food, and lit- ter. In about a week or ten days, or even less time, after healthy hogs have been exposed to the disease, they show the first symptoms. It usually attacks the intestines but may also implicate the lungs. The first symp- toms noticed are that the pig is off its feed, roughs, has a watery green diar- rhoea and has an inclination to re- main in a recumbent position. From time to time the affected hog may have spasms, the attack lasting half a minute or longer. After the spasms begin only a few hours remain before the animal is dead. The prevention of hog cholera is highly important, as the very conta- gious nature of the disease will war- rant the taking of every precaution against it. First of all, avoid placing newly purchased animals in the pens with the healthy stock, for at least a month. Do not allow healthy stock to use the drinking water from a stream that is in the neighborhood of infected hogs. Keep individuals that have been on infected premises from en- tering the pens or houses in which the healthy hogs are kept. All buckets and other utensils that are used around well kept hog buildings should not be used in common for healthy and exposed hogs. In disposing of the hogs that have died from cholera, it is best to burn them. The infected yards should be plowed and limed and the houses, after all litter has been removed and burned, should be whitewashed. Healthy hogs which have not been exposed to cholera should be inocu- lated. This method of prevention has proved very satisfactory when used in time.âC. L. Barnes, Colorado Agricul- ture College. THE DAKE ADVERTISING AGENCY Inc. (Est. 1878.)
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